I am a freelance medical writer with over 10 years of clinical experience that I bring to your project. My background is as a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist specializing in developing up-to-date, high quality medical education content including complex interactive medical education cases, needs assessments and gap analyses, video content, monographs, infographics, and more. Experienced in a number of therapeutic areas including women’s health, rheumatology, pulmonology, infectious disease, gastroenterology, and more with an excellent ability to quickly develop knowledge in new therapeutic areas.
Education
- Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Missouri, Kansas City
- M.D. Creighton School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
- B.S. in Biochemistry/Chemistry, University of California, San Diego
Professional Experience
Freelance medical writer
May 2014 – present
- Created and wrote complex interactive medical education cases and dialogue for medical education videos
- Wrote needs assessments for CME funding
- Experience writing clinical evaluation summaries and improving clinical accuracy of clinical effects analyses, post-market surveillance reports, risk management reports, instructions for use, and application failure modes criticality analyses to support medical devices
- Developed and created website content for various medical websites
- Experience creating slide presentations
- Published online original articles, feature articles, and blog posts
- Proficient in literature searches and their analyses
Medical Reviewer
- Review and provide medical guidance for clinical evaluation summaries, clinical effects analyses, post-market surveillance reports, risk management reports, and application failure modes and criticality analyses
- Review and assist with development of pre-market approval document
- Evaluate medical device risks/benefits
- Assist with development of universal pregnancy/lactation drug registry
- Liaise with clinical, regulatory, and quality engineering departments
Consultant Obstetrician/Gynecologist
November 2011 – November 2012
Whakatane Hospital, New Zealand
- Responsible for direct patient care and consultations for general practitioners
- Performed obstetrical care, office gynecology, and operative gynecology including laparoscopy and urogynecology
- Communicated directly with general practioners, specialists, and nurses
- Coordinated patient care plans with physicians and ancillary staff
- Led medical and surgical teams during surgical procedures and obstetric emergencies
Obstetrician/Gynecologist
August 2005 – September 2012
Women’s Health Care of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, CO
- Full partner in a private practice responsible for direct patient care and administrative duties
- Performed obstetrical care, office gynecology, and operative gynecology including laparoscopy and urogynecology
- Wrote insurance appeals for denial of patient care claims
- Re-wrote policies and procedures to reflect current practice standards for midwives
- Wrote web content for medical practice web site
Research Biochemist
July 1996 – May 1997
Roche Bioscience, Palo Alto, CA
- Performed biochemical assays on a large scale using robotics
- Responsible for relevant scientific research applicable to project
- Wrote research documentation and performed data analysis of results
Research Assistant
September 1994 – June 1996
University of California, San Diego Department of Pharmacology
- Responsible for performing biochemical assays
- Completed all scientific research and documentation for project
- Wrote slide presentation of research and presented it at 3 national conferences and 2 research symposiums
Professional Achievements and Activities
- Board Certified Obstetrician/ Gynecologist
- Fellow American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- American Medical Writers Association
- RAPS Regulatory Certificate
